Hovey Lake
Alger County, Michigan92 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.
- 20 ft max depth
Hovey Lake in Alger County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 91.5 acres.
Water clarity at Hovey Lake
Murky water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Hovey Lake averaged 0.66 m (2 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you cannot see far below the surface in midsummer.
Nobody has taken a water sample here that we can find. Michigan's environmental agency measures clarity on lakes like this one from satellite images instead, which is why this page reports how clear the water is and no phosphorus or algae readings.
Clear is not the same as clean. A lake can be easy to see through and still carry high nutrient levels, and a naturally tea-stained lake can be perfectly healthy. The nutrient and algae readings on other lakes come from phosphorus and chlorophyll-a measured in a laboratory, and clarity alone cannot stand in for them.
The same satellite images put summer algae here at roughly 54.29 micrograms per litre. Estimating algae from orbit is far less exact than measuring clarity, so that figure is worth knowing and is not part of any rating.
Hovey Lake is a 92-acre lake in Alger County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 20 feet (13-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Hovey Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Hovey Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Hovey Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Hovey Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
20 ft
Average depth
13 ft
Surface area
92 acres
Shoreline
1.5 mi
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Hovey Lake
- Hovey Lake Camping Area0.7 km
- Hovey Lake Campsites0.9 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Hovey Lake
Where is Hovey Lake?
- Hovey Lake is a lake in Alger County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hovey Lake?
- Hovey Lake in Alger County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 20 ft. Surface area: 91.5 acres.
Is Hovey Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hovey Lake?
- Hovey Lake has a maximum depth of 20 feet and an average depth of 13 feet. The lake covers 91.5 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Hovey Lake?
- Hovey Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Hovey Lake Camping Area, Hovey Lake Campsites. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Hovey Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles